While progress toward ceasing conflict in some areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) appears to be on track, the same cannot be said for Ituri province, north of Goma and also in the ...

South Africa’s Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has for more than half a decade been investigating the theft of Denel’s ...

Africa has by far the youngest population among the continents, with about 40% of its population — nearly 600 million people — 15 or younger. It’s the primary target audience for militant groups, and ...

Centurion-based Alaris Antennas, part of the Alaris Group, has seen a significant uptick in orders amid widespread global demand, particularly for electronic warfare, counter-drone, and direction ...

On 25 July, the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services voiced serious concern over the continued failure of legislation intended to relieve overcrowding in South Africa’s prisons. The Department ...

In Windhoek last week, a high-level US Africa Command (Africom) delegation led by Lieutenant General John W Brennan Jnr, ...

This year’s edition of the Children’s Flight, held on 25 July at Wonderboom National Airport, was especially significant — not only did it mark a decade of the Children’s Flight, but it also ...

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Egypt has requested the purchase of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems from the United States in a deal worth $4.67 billion. The US State Department approved the possible Foreign ...

One of the South African Navy’s three new multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) – SAS King Sekhukhune I – has a new ...

An Armscor tender shows the SA Air Force (SAAF) is attempting to improve the availability of its radar systems – essential in ...